VJ Payne
VJ Payne is an American college football safety for the Kansas State Wildcats.
Payne attended Buford High School in Buford, Georgia. He was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Kansas State Wildcats.
As a freshman in 2022, Payne played in all 14 games and made four starts, including in the Big 12 Championship Game and the Sugar Bowl. In 2023, he recorded 57 tackles and an interception. In 2024, Payne started all 13 games, where he totaled 64 tackles with three and a half being for a loss, four pass deflections, two interceptions, and two forced fumbles, earning honorable mention all-Big 12 honors. He earned an invitation to participate in the 2026 East-West Shrine Bowl.